Tests were conducted under idle and load states. The computer was left to sit after 30 minutes after being turned on to check the idle temperature. The load temperature was found by running the latest version of Prime95 which supports multi-core CPUs by default. Temperatures were obtained through SpeedFan.

CPU Cooler

Idle (°C)

Load (°C)

Corsair A70

30C

42C

Thermaltake Frio – 2 Fans – High

33C

44C

Corsair A50

33C

46C

Thermaltake Frio – 2 Fans – Low

34C

47C

As you can see, the A70 performed much better than the A50 did. The A70 reached an idle temperature of 30°C and a maximum load temperature of 42°C.

Mounting this Cooler to an AMD Cpu/Motherboard is not possible — the retention lever gets in the way of one of the fans. Also you cannot orientate the cooler in the best position, causing blockage of your DIMM sockets. Very poor AMD design. Works great for intel though !